EP2052668A4 - Endoscope and endoscope inspection method - Google Patents

Endoscope and endoscope inspection method

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Publication number
EP2052668A4
EP2052668A4 EP07743657.4A EP07743657A EP2052668A4 EP 2052668 A4 EP2052668 A4 EP 2052668A4 EP 07743657 A EP07743657 A EP 07743657A EP 2052668 A4 EP2052668 A4 EP 2052668A4
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Prior art keywords
endoscope
inspection method
endoscope inspection
inspection
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EP07743657.4A
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German (de)
French (fr)
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EP2052668A1 (en
EP2052668B1 (en
Inventor
Nobuyuki Doguchi
Hironobu Ichimura
Hideyasu Takato
Azusa Noguchi
Kazuhiro Gono
Kiyoshi Miyake
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Olympus Corp
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Olympus Medical Systems Corp
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    • AHUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61BDIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B1/00Instruments for performing medical examinations of the interior of cavities or tubes of the body by visual or photographical inspection, e.g. endoscopes; Illuminating arrangements therefor
    • A61B1/012Instruments for performing medical examinations of the interior of cavities or tubes of the body by visual or photographical inspection, e.g. endoscopes; Illuminating arrangements therefor characterised by internal passages or accessories therefor
    • A61B1/0125Endoscope within endoscope
    • AHUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61BDIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B1/00Instruments for performing medical examinations of the interior of cavities or tubes of the body by visual or photographical inspection, e.g. endoscopes; Illuminating arrangements therefor
    • A61B1/012Instruments for performing medical examinations of the interior of cavities or tubes of the body by visual or photographical inspection, e.g. endoscopes; Illuminating arrangements therefor characterised by internal passages or accessories therefor
    • A61B1/015Control of fluid supply or evacuation
    • GPHYSICS
    • G02OPTICS
    • G02BOPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
    • G02B23/00Telescopes, e.g. binoculars; Periscopes; Instruments for viewing the inside of hollow bodies; Viewfinders; Optical aiming or sighting devices
    • G02B23/24Instruments or systems for viewing the inside of hollow bodies, e.g. fibrescopes
    • G02B23/2407Optical details
    • G02B23/2423Optical details of the distal end
    • AHUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61BDIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B90/00Instruments, implements or accessories specially adapted for surgery or diagnosis and not covered by any of the groups A61B1/00 - A61B50/00, e.g. for luxation treatment or for protecting wound edges
    • A61B90/39Markers, e.g. radio-opaque or breast lesions markers
    • A61B2090/3904Markers, e.g. radio-opaque or breast lesions markers specially adapted for marking specified tissue
    • A61B2090/3912Body cavities
    • AHUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61BDIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B90/00Instruments, implements or accessories specially adapted for surgery or diagnosis and not covered by any of the groups A61B1/00 - A61B50/00, e.g. for luxation treatment or for protecting wound edges
    • A61B90/39Markers, e.g. radio-opaque or breast lesions markers
    • A61B2090/3937Visible markers
    • A61B2090/395Visible markers with marking agent for marking skin or other tissue
EP07743657.4A 2006-05-31 2007-05-18 Endoscope and endoscope inspection method Expired - Fee Related EP2052668B1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
JP2006152597A JP4868945B2 (en) 2006-05-31 2006-05-31 Endoscope
PCT/JP2007/060222 WO2007138888A1 (en) 2006-05-31 2007-05-18 Endoscope and endoscope inspection method

Publications (3)

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EP2052668A1 EP2052668A1 (en) 2009-04-29
EP2052668A4 true EP2052668A4 (en) 2015-08-19
EP2052668B1 EP2052668B1 (en) 2017-01-11

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Country Status (5)

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US (1) US20090088601A1 (en)
EP (1) EP2052668B1 (en)
JP (1) JP4868945B2 (en)
CN (1) CN101453937B (en)
WO (1) WO2007138888A1 (en)

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EP2052668A1 (en) 2009-04-29
EP2052668B1 (en) 2017-01-11
JP2007319395A (en) 2007-12-13
CN101453937A (en) 2009-06-10
JP4868945B2 (en) 2012-02-01
CN101453937B (en) 2012-01-18
WO2007138888A1 (en) 2007-12-06
US20090088601A1 (en) 2009-04-02

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